Patterson, Bobcats listed in NCAA statistics

Feb 13, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS --- Junior Icey Patterson (Seneca,
S.C.) is ranked seventh in the nation in steals per game, and the
Lees-McRae College women's basketball team is listed among the
national leaders in six individual and team categories in the
latest edition of the NCAA Division II women's basketball
statistics, announced NCAA officials Monday.

Lees-McRae (7-13, 3-11 Conference Carolinas) enters the week
ranked 24th in the nation in steals per game (12.2) after posting
14 thefts against St. Andrews on Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats
are also ranked 46th in turnover margin (3.65) and 47th in assists
per contest (14.8).

Patterson begins the week ranked seventh in the nation in steals
per game (3.5) after recording a pair of thefts on Saturday to move
into ninth in program history. Sophomore Paige Whitaker
(Harrisburg, N.C.) is ranked 12th in the nation in three-point
field goals per game after knocking down six treys on Saturday,
while also being listed 43rd in three-point field goal percentage
(38.2).

Lees-McRae returns to the court on Tuesday when the Bobcats host
King College in conference play at 5:30 p.m. in Williams Gymnasium.
The Bobcats will host "Play 4Kay night" on Tuesday to raise funds
and awareness for cancer research in honor of legendary coach Kay
Yow.